2005/176/EC: Commission Decision of 1 March 2005 laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to Council Directive 82/894/EEC (notified under document number C(2004) 993) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal disease, exchange of information, information system, veterinary legislation

L 59/40

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Official Journal of the European Union

5.3.2005

COMMISSION DECISION

of 1 March 2005

laying down the codified form and the codes for the notification of animal diseases pursuant to
Council Directive 82/894/EEC

(notified under document number C(2004) 993)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/176/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland,
Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57 thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 82/894/EEC of 21
December 1982 on the notification of animal diseases within
the Community (1) and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Maps for the different countries should be included in the
relevant Community provisions,
in order to clarify the
information sent to the Commission and the countries
participating in the ADNS system.

Certain equine diseases and diseases of bees have recently
been added to Annex I of Directive 82/894/EEC.
Accordingly those diseases should be added to the list
of diseases in the provisions on the codified form and the
codes for notification of animal diseases.

In the
2000/807/EC should be repealed and replaced.

clarity and rationality Decision

interest of

In order to protect confidentiality of
the Annexes
information,
should not be published.

the transmitted
to the present Decision

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Directive 82/894/EEC lists
the
occurrence of which is to be notified to the Commission
and other Member States.

the animal diseases,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Commission Decision 2000/807/EC (2)
codified form and the codes for
animal diseases pursuant to Directive 82/894/EEC.

laid down the
the notification of

The countries that will shortly accede to the European
Union have been using the Animal Disease Notification
System (ADNS system) informally, but their participation
should now be formalised.

Several Member States have adjusted a number of the
refer
codes that
regions and corresponding
adjustments
should now be made to the relevant
Community provisions.

to their

Article 1

For the purpose of animal disease notification procedures, infor-
mation on outbreaks of diseases in accordance with Directive
82/894/EEC shall be transmitted using the codified forms laid
down in Annexes I, II and III to this Decision.

Article 2

For the purpose of animal disease notification procedures, infor-
mation on outbreaks of diseases in accordance with Directive
82/894/EEC shall be transmitted using the codes laid down in
Annexes IV to X to this Decision.

(1) OJ L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 58. Directive as last amended by
Commission Decision 2004/216/EC (OJ L 67, 5.3.2004, p. 27).
(2) OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 80. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/67/EC (OJ L 13, 20.1.2004, p. 43).

Article 3

Decision 2000/807/EC is repealed.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2005.

Article 4

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission